Cashiella Cole
"Shit! What the hell is happening?" I asked horrified while looking at the scene infront of us.
Isang malaking barrier ang bumabalot sa dalawang babaeng nagtititigan ngayon sa harap namin. Lumipad ang tingin namin kay Fritz na nakalunod sa lupa habang umiiyak at sumisigaw sa sakit.
What the hell is she?
"Fuck! I can't get into this barrier!" Sigaw ng nagaalalang si Copper habang inaatake ang barrier na nakapalibot sa dalawa.
"We just need to wait." Maawtoridad na sabi ni Helios na nakasandal sa malaking puno habang nakapamulsa.
"Can't you see?! She's dying!" Sigaw ni Copper na halatang nagalit sa sinabi ni Helios.
"No one...even me can get into that barrier. We just need to wait para manghina sya." Mahinahon na sabi nya.
Gulat na napatingin ako sa babaeng kaharap ngayon ni Fritz.
Who the hell is she?!!
Mas nafu-frustrate na tanong ko sa sarili ko habang naaawang ibinaling ko naman kay Fritz ang tingin ko.
Pinagmasdan ko sya.
Wala naman syang kahit isang sugat pero ang mga sigaw nya... she's crying like she's being tortured.
Emotional torture.
Nanlaki ang mata ko ng marinig namin ang boses ng babaeng malamig na nakatingin kay Fritz.
"All this for a stupid stone?"
Napaatras ako when I heared her voice.
Nakita din namin ang dahan-dahang pag-angat ng kamay nya sa gawi ni Copper.
At halos manlaki ang mga mata namin ng makita namin ang bato na nagsariling lumabas sa bulsa ni Copper at lumipad papunta sa babae.
When she finally get ahold of the stone, she held it on her hand and crushed it into tiny little pieces.
Sabay-sabay kaming napasinghap sa ginawa nya.
"What you're feeling right now, remember them. That's how you should feel before prying on someone else's life. You will remember that pain and there would come a time that you would experience exactly what they've been through. You too would lose someone and feel like you don't deserve even a second of life. And even a mere thought of them would kill you inside, over and over, again. Because while we're trying hard to survive, you're living the life we wanted." Puno ng sakit na sabi nya bago sya tuluyang nawalan ng malay.
Tuluyan na ding nawala ang barrier kaya mabilis na tumakbo kami palapit kay Fritz na umiiyak parin hanggang ngayon.
I placed my hand on her forehead and used my ability on her.
'Sleep'
She instantly fell asleep.
I stood up and walked towards the girl na payapa ng natutulog ngayon sa bisig ni Helios.
"She's..."
Ni hindi ko matuloy ang dapat na sasabihin ko.
Tinanguan lang ako ni Helios bago naglakad papasok sa portal na kabubukas lamang dahil sa pagkakakuha ng lahat ng stones.
This one's a tiring night for all of us.
Nikolei Pier Laos
"Is she awake?" Mahinang tanong ni Lynia kay Cashiella na ngayon ay nakaupo sa tabi ko dito sa labas ng kwarto ni Fritz.
"Yes, but she seems, how should I put this? I guess, different. She keeps on insisting na gusto nyang samahan yung girl na nakalaban nya kanina." Sabi ni Cashiella bago napabuntong-hininga.
Bago pa man makasagot si Lynia ay biglang bumukas ang pinto ng kwarto ni Fritzale. We all stood up when we noticed that she looks like she's going somewhere.
"Fritz! San ka pupunta?" Tanong ni Cashiella kay Fritz na ngayon ay naglalakad na palabas ng dorm. She still looks weak from crying her eyes out kanina but all of us could feel that there's nothing we could do to stop her.
"She needs someone." Yun lang ang sinabi nya bago pinagpatuloy ang paglalakad. Well, based on what she just told us, we already know kung saan sya papunta. She must be going to see that girl.
"Fritz! Sandali nga. Are you sure she's okay with seeing you~ us? " Sigaw ulit ni Cashiella bago mabilis na sinundan si Fritzale. Mabilis din kaming sumunod ni Lynia sa dalawa.
"I think, she saw something on that girl." Sabi ni Lynia habang tumatakbo kami papunta sa direksyon kung saan tumakbo sina Fritzale at Cashiella.
"Yeah. I think so too."
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Cashiella Cole
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko ng tumigil kami sa harap ng kwarto nung babaeng nakalaban namin nina Fritzale. Are we really doing this?
She slowly opened the door bago dahan-dahan na naglakad palapit sa babaeng tahimik na nakaupo sa tabi ng bintana habang yakap-yakap ang tuhod nya.
Her eyes, they look so empty.
Walang kahit konting kinang.
Fritz slowly walked towards her and sat across her.
She held her hands so tight bago ito niyakap.
"I'm sorry." Fritz said habang yakap-yakap ang babaeng tahimik na tahimik.
"From now on, I'll be your family." Muling sabi ni Fritz sakanya. We gasped in surprise. Everything that's happening right now is new to us.
She tilted her head para harapin si Fritz. Her eyes still void of emotion. But we were all, once again surprised when we saw a lone tear falling down her cheek.
"I'll stay with you and do my best to help you forget your pain. I'm sorry for knowing you just now." Muling niyakap ni Fritz ang babae bago tahimik na umiyak while we still stood there frozen in our spot, just watching this heartbreaking moment.
This is sad.
I sighed bago nilingon si Lynia at Cashiella. I tilted my head gesturing the door as a signal na mauuna na akong umalis to give Fritzale and the girl some privacy. They, on the other hand, nod and turned to also leave the room. Tahimik na naglakad kami palabas ng kwarto niya at walang ingay na isinara ang pinto, careful to not disturb them.
"She's~ not that bad." Mahinang sabi ko bago panandaliang nilingon ang nakasarang pinto bago tuluyang naglakad paalis sa lugar. I am not allowed on this building~ especially on this floor to begin with, none of us are.
Magagawan naman siguro ng paraan.
I just hope she gets well soon.